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This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

The oldest certified bowling alley in the United States is in the basement of this century-old bar.

Once a speakeasy operated by Al Capone, this Milwaukee cigar bar is now a haven for ghost hunters.

Alexander Hamilton, a founding father for the United States, was an immigrant and born on Nevis.

An imposing statue of the first prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda stands in the middle of a traffic intersection.

Twenty-three trees, each paired with a basalt stone, line a street in Chelsea, continuing an urban project started by German Fluxus artist Joseph Beuys.

A devilishly named gorge that was a sign of salvation for many pioneers.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

This shop also boasts some sweet memorabilia from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory."

This historic site situated in the Northwood shores neighborhood houses the remains of a forgotten town.

Come for the pizza, stay for a performance on the world's largest theater pipe organ.

A former department store turned into a quirky restaurant.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

This mass grave for victims of a massive hurricane remained hidden until 1991.

These mystical miniature houses bring a touch of magic to the New Jersey woods.

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.

Church in Manhattan holds the bloody sock of Padre Pio, among with many other unusual relics.

After surviving abandonment, this powerful Latin American mural is alive again.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.